Axel Merckx
Axel Eddy Lucien Jonkheer Merckx (born 8 August 1972) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer and the son of five-time Tour de France champion Eddy Merckx. He is team director of UCI Continental team Hagens Berman Jayco.
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| Full name | Axel Merckx | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 August 1972 Uccle, Belgium | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Hagens Berman Jayco | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
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| Rider type | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||
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| 1993 | Motorola (stagiaire) | ||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Team Telekom | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Motorola | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Team Polti | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Mapei–Quick-Step | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Domo–Farm Frites–Latexco | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Lotto–Domo | ||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Phonak | ||||||||||||||
| 2007 | T-Mobile Team | ||||||||||||||
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| 2009– | Trek–Livestrong | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Team RadioShack | ||||||||||||||
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Grand Tours
Stage races
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Medal record
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In his professional career (1993–2007), he won the Belgian national road race championship in 2000 and a bronze medal in the road race at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
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